We are greatly concerned about the situation in the region, particularly along the Blue Line. Tensions are ongoing. There is a real risk of an open war. We have joined forces with our regional and international partners to prevent a regional conflagration, and we continue to call on Iran and the gro…
I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his briefing and Ms. Louisa Baxter for her testimony, which was indeed harrowing.
France supports the mediation efforts of the United States, Egypt and Qatar. Those negotiations must be concluded as swiftly as possible. France calls on the parties to make the necessar…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Spehar, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mr. Adeoye, and Ms. Sawai and Mr. Descardes for their very comprehensive briefings. I would also like to thank Sierra Leone for organizing this open debate on a topic that is essential to…
I thank Special Representative Nicholas Haysom, Director Edem Wosornu and Major General Gituai for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of South Sudan in the Chamber.
I would like to draw the Council’s attention to several points.
First, on a political level, France i…
I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their briefings.
In Gaza, as expressed on a number of occasions by President Emmanuel Macron, the war must end, for the sake of the people of Gaza, that of the hostages and that of the stability of the region, which is presently at stake. In th…
I have the honour, on behalf of Tajikistan and my country, France, to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.99, by which the General Assembly will proclaim the period from 2025 to 2034 as the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences.
Glaciers and the poles are among the first victims of climate change…
Mr. President, I thank you for organizing this thematic debate on the important subject of Africa’s representation on the Security Council. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General and that of the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, Mr. Dennis Francis. Their prese…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov and Executive Director Natalia Gherman for their briefings.
Terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. That threat continues to evolve and exploit the vulnerabilities created by conflict, pol…
I would like to thank Sierra Leone for holding this informative meeting on a crucial subject. I would also like to thank Ms. Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Ms. Khair for their very comprehensive briefings. I would like to make three poi…
I would like to thank Ms. Edem Wosornu and Mr. Stephen Omollo for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan at this morning’s Council meeting.
There is no longer any doubt about the situation: famine has taken hold in the Sudan, which is experiencing the worst level…
France thanks Sierra Leone for the excellent cooperation in the negotiation of this text (S/2024/593), as well all the members of the Council for their commitment during the negotiations.
As you pointed out, Mr. President, the draft resolution will enable the United Nations Organization Stabilizati…
France is alarmed by the increase in tensions and the risk of a significant regional conflagration in the Near East and the Middle East. We call for the greatest possible responsibility and restraint to avoid a regional conflagration. Iran must stop supporting destabilizing actors and exercise and c…
The penholder strove to conduct inclusive negotiations and to take into account the positions of each Member State. In that regard, we thank all the members of the Council, who engaged constructively in the discussions to achieve a balanced text (S/2024/576). We welcome the excellent coordination wi…
I thank the Special Representatives, Mr. James Swan and Mr. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, for their briefings, and I welcome the presence of the representative of Somalia this morning.
I congratulate Somalia on its election to the Security Council for the 2025–2026 term. France looks forward to collabora…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roza Otunbayeva, Ms. Lisa Doughten and Ms. Manizha Wafeq for their briefings.
For the past 1,000-plus days more than 1.5 million girls have been unable to go to school in Afghanistan. In addition to that grim figure, which will h…
I thank the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Stephanie Koury, for her statement, and I welcome the presence of the representative of Libya this morning.
First of all, I welcome the consultations that Ms. Stephanie Koury was able to hold with all Libyan stakeholders. Franc…
I also would like to thank Ms. Martha Pobee, Ms. Edem Wosornu and Ms. Limiaa Ahmed for their statements and welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan this morning.
France is extremely concerned by the fighting around and in the town of El Fasher in North Darfur. The military operation…
France welcomes the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2734 (2024)) renewing the mandate of the Monitoring Team established under resolution 1267 (1999) and the provisions relating to the Ombudsperson. We thank the United States for leading the negotiations.
The terrorism of Da’esh and Al-Qaid…
I thank Ms. Joyce Msuya for her briefing.
France requested this meeting as Russian strikes against Kharkiv and the region intensify. On 19 May, an air strike targeted a recreational area in the village of Cherkaska Lozova, killing six people and injuring at least 27. On 25 May, Russia targeted a sh…
France would like to thank the United States for its efforts to arrive at a text that takes into account the positions of all the members of the Security Council as well as the expectations of Iraq. The unanimous adoption of this resolution (resolution 2732 (2024)), which we welcome, is an illustrat…
